Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regmap: slimbus: fix...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
regmap: slimbus: fix bus_context pointer in regmap init calls
Commit 4e65bda8273c ("ASoC: wcd934x: fix error handling in
wcd934x_codec_parse_data()") revealed the problem in the slimbus regmap.
That commit breaks audio playback, for instance, on sdm845 Thundercomm
Dragonboard 845c board:
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff8000847cbad4
...
CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 776 Comm: aplay Not tainted 6.18.0-rc1-00028-g7ea30958b305 #11 PREEMPT
Hardware name: Thundercomm Dragonboard 845c (DT)
...
Call trace:
slim_xfer_msg+0x24/0x1ac [slimbus] (P)
slim_read+0x48/0x74 [slimbus]
regmap_slimbus_read+0x18/0x24 [regmap_slimbus]
_regmap_raw_read+0xe8/0x174
_regmap_bus_read+0x44/0x80
_regmap_read+0x60/0xd8
_regmap_update_bits+0xf4/0x140
_regmap_select_page+0xa8/0x124
_regmap_raw_write_impl+0x3b8/0x65c
_regmap_bus_raw_write+0x60/0x80
_regmap_write+0x58/0xc0
regmap_write+0x4c/0x80
wcd934x_hw_params+0x494/0x8b8 [snd_soc_wcd934x]
snd_soc_dai_hw_params+0x3c/0x7c [snd_soc_core]
__soc_pcm_hw_params+0x22c/0x634 [snd_soc_core]
dpcm_be_dai_hw_params+0x1d4/0x38c [snd_soc_core]
dpcm_fe_dai_hw_params+0x9c/0x17c [snd_soc_core]
snd_pcm_hw_params+0x124/0x464 [snd_pcm]
snd_pcm_common_ioctl+0x110c/0x1820 [snd_pcm]
snd_pcm_ioctl+0x34/0x4c [snd_pcm]
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0x104
invoke_syscall+0x48/0x104
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0
do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28
el0_svc+0x34/0xec
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xf0
el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c
The __devm_regmap_init_slimbus() started to be used instead of
__regmap_init_slimbus() after the commit mentioned above and turns out
the incorrect bus_context pointer (3rd argument) was used in
__devm_regmap_init_slimbus(). It should be just "slimbus" (which is equal
to &slimbus->dev). Correct it. The wcd934x codec seems to be the only or
the first user of devm_regmap_init_slimbus() but we should fix it till
the point where __devm_regmap_init_slimbus() was introduced therefore
two "Fixes" tags.
While at this, also correct the same argument in __regmap_init_slimbus().
Impact
CVE-2025-40317 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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- What is CVE-2025-40317? CVE-2025-40317 is a high-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-40317? CVE-2025-40317 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-40317? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-40317 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-40317 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-40317 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-40317 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.